| Regimental number | 3785 |
| Place of birth | Tarnagulla, Victoria |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Mrs R James, Learmonth Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, John James, Engineer, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ecoust, Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | H.A.C. Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 19), Ecoust St Mein, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on MUIOOF [Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows] Loyal Garibaldi Honor Roll ('For King and Country'), Tarnagulla, Victoria. Listed on Tarnagulla Roll of Honour ('Pro Deo et Patria'), Tarnagulla, Victoria. Parents: John and Thezia JAMES, Gladstone Street, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 2901 Pte Lawrence Vivian LLEWELYN, 2nd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 3 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |